Another chapter. Sorry this one took a while. Bit shorter than usual, but don't worry, the next one will have plenty of action!

Chapter Eight: Yoda The Evil Green Muppet

"Master," Obi-wan cried, running into the room in a state of panic, "I have dire news!"

"What dire news is this, young Padawan?" Qui-gon Jinn asked calmly.

"I have discovered Yoda's evil plan to take over the Galaxy!" Obi-wan said, distraught.

"That does sound rather dire," Qui-gon agreed. "However, I can't attend to it right now; I'm going out for lunch with Tahl."

On the other side of the galaxy...

"Well, I'm very glad all that rubbish is over," Five sighed, relieved.

"Not quite over just yet," Nine reminded him. "We still have to get back you and Four's TARDISes."

"Wait a sec," Rose said, her faces scrunched up in thought, "hang on, hang on... if you were them once, can't you just remember what we did next?"

"No," he said.

"Why not?"

"Because we're part of events now."

She nodded, glumly. "Thought it would be something like that." A moment later her head jerked back up. "Wait, what the hell does that even mean?"

"No idea," said the Doctor cheerfully, doing something unspecified to the console. "We have a bit of a problem, other mes, because I can't set the coordinates to materialize onto a ship, since it's constantly moving."

"Wait," said Rose again, "then how did you get us onto Platform Seven?"

Nine ignored her.

"Well, seems like we're stuck for the moment," Four said cheerfully. "Hopefully there won't be any ALMIGHTY PARADOXES resulting from this."

"What?" Rose asked.

"Big Time-Lord eating bat creatures?" Nine reminded her. "Something to be avoided."

"I wouldn't worry about it, though," Five said. "We do this all the time and nothing bad ever happens."

Four frowned. "Yes, just what was all that business with the Game of Rassilon, anyway, Five? And why wasn't I invited?"

"It wasn't a party!" Five exclaimed. "I was almost killed by Cybermen! All four of me!"

"This is an extremely confusing conversation," Tegan observed. Her eyes had turned back to their natural color, and she now resembled an Australian Air Hostess more than a berserk lunatic, which was good. "Where are we going next?"

"Well," Four mused, "I left Romana wandering through a jungle on Dentrax Four... why don't we go and get her? It's always fun having Fred around."

"We get to see Lady Romana again?" Adric asked excitedly.

"How about, no?" Nine asked abruptly. "I... ah..."

"Has our future self had a bit of a tiff with Romana?" Four asked archly.

"You could say that," Nine said, grimacing.

"Why don't we go somewhere nice?" Rose asked. "Somewhere with shopping."

Nine grinned, cheered up. "Yes, I know just the place! Coruscant!"

"NO, YOU FOOL!" the other Doctors yelled at him, but it was too late. The time machine had started its annoying grinding noise. They were dematerializing.

"I'm really starting to get sick of this jungle, K-9," Romana said, sighing.

"Well, it's not my fault, is it, Mistress? I'm sure if I still had my knowledge of tennis- whatever that is- I could get us out of here in a jiffy. But no, someone had to erase my memory banks!"

"Oh, not the tennis again, K-9! Just forget about it, all right?"

"Whirr... whirr... erasing memory..."

"Ooops."

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